Monument record MDO18085 - Flagstones Late Iron Age burial in pit 00300
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Summary
A crouched inhumation of an adult male in the base of pit 00300. No grave goods.
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Full Description
Found during excavation at Flagstones by Wessex Archaeology in 1987-1988 in advance of the construction of the Dorchester By-pass. The following description is abstracted from the final published report on the site (1). The numbers in square brackets refer to context numbers quoted in the report.
Pit 00300 lay in the middle of the southern part of the site. It was a bell-shaped storage pit which appeared to have filled up naturally. The crouched skeleton of an adult male on his right side placed on the base of this pit. No grave goods were identified but some 1st century BC/AD pottery was recovered from the pit fills.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO9381 Article in serial: Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C. 1987. Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note. 109.
- --- SDO9385 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 78 NW 67.
- <1> SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8. 27-48.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 70395 89941 (2m by 2m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 269
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 67
Record last edited
Feb 9 2006 8:52AM
